Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage?


I got someone coming from out of town to buy some Focal tower speakers I have for sale. They are going to pay cash. I had the ad on usaudiomart (the buyer is a guest so no ratings). The guy sounds like a good guy (spoke to him on the phone). But I am new to this... should I demo the speakers (just to show they work) in my garage or is it safe to demo them in the house? Wasn’t sure the best practice for this. 

What do most do when having local pickup?

dman777

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@ghdprentice Has the best approach. Size them up on the phone. See what they know about HIFI. On the other hand, they may know HIFI well and are tweakers. In that case they will probably want to check out your whole system at a later date.

On the serous side, if they pass the phone interview, I’d would not worry. Let them in the house. I’d be warm and welcoming. Selling speakers for local pick up reduces number of potential buyers. Even more so if you’re looking for ratings. If you’re spooked about any of this, just have the The Music Room sell it on consignment and be done with it.

By the way what Focal tower speakers are they? If they are Focal Grande Utopias, we all may want to update our comments.

My brother once sold a IPad inside a bank. Gave him comfort. I thought that was a overkill.